Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-02-03
I'M GENERAL.

The calculations Of the total yield Oh |
the Havana sugar crop vary between |
600, 900 and 500, 900 tons.
A. A. Jewett, lime burner at Utica,
Ind, on Tuesday week fell into burn
ing kiln and was cremated. 1
The opera house block In Mercer, Pa,
was burned Thursday morning, Loss,
$45, 900; insurance, $50 ,OC0.
s. q. May & Co. wine dealers, of New
York, made an assignment Thursday.
Liabilities, $40, 900; assets, $45,000.
Pinkerton 4 Turner, boot and shoe
manufacturers, of Montreal, have made
an assignment. Liabilities, $4,000;
assets, $40, 900.
David A. Buelller, editor Of the Gettys.
burg Star and Sentinel, yice-president OF
the Battlefield Memorial Association. and
q prominent m, mber of the Adams county
(Pa.) bar, died. Thursday.
The exposition commissioners at Cincin-
natl have voted not to hold AN exposition
in 1887 but decided to hold u centennial
exposition in 1883 tn celebrate the first
settlement OF ONO Ia 1888.
By the premature explosion Of blast
in mine near Negaunee, Mich, Thurs.
day morning, several mon were knocked
senseless, and two-Morris Kelley, aged
IS years, and Henry Heisler, aged &c.
were dangerously injured.
George De Haven, local passenger agent
| of the Pennsylvania railroad in Baltimore,
has resigned to accept the position Of
assistant General Passenger agent of the
| Erie railroad, from February LIST, with
headquarters at New York.
Officers from Newcastle, Pa, arrested
Bill Sharp, a noted desperate, in Athena
township, Van Buren, county, Mich., on
Tuesday week. he is wanted for entering
the house of an aged couple near New
castle last August and robbing them OF
nearly $4,000.
Andrew Ehrman, q burglar who es-
capped from the county Jail at Lancaster,
Pa, Ave years ago and was arrested in
Delaware, o., was Thursday returned to
prison. He had, 1t is said, been leading q
reformed life in Ohio, and an effort will
be made to secure him pardon.
jury in the supreme court OF New
York last week decided that the will of
Mrs. Cecilia Booth, made by her at Long
Branch in June, 1864, giving her property
to her sister, instead Of her husband, was
properly executed, Notwithstanding that
Mrs. Booth had neglected to affix her sig
mature to the will.
It is announced that the Secretary of
the Treasury has adopted the views of
the Attorney General that mahogany,
sawed in planks or boards, is dutiable
under the tariff at the rate of 90 per 900
feet, instead of at the rate of So per cent
ad yalorem, and customs officers have
been instructed to act accordingly.
A 6re in Dallas, Texas, early yesterday
morning week destroyed three of the
finest business buildings in the city. The
losses. and assurances are as follows; t.
4. Marsalis & Co., wholesale grocers, loss
5000, 900, insurance $l20, 900; Armstrong
Bros, Wholesale grocers, loss 100000,
insurance SIG, 900; s. B. Hopkins h Co.,
wholesale liquors, loss $50, 600; insurance
100000.
fire Thursday night on the third flool
of Armstrong & Craig's wholesale paper
warehouse, Nos. IL and IA South Sixth
street, Philadelphia, caused loss OF
$40,0O on stock and machinery, partly
covered by an insurance of $4,000. The
building, which belongs to the Howell
estate, was damaged about 5000, GOV,
cred by insurance.
A telegram from Montreal says that al
the leading Canadian papers, irrespective
of party, agree that Canada's position il
impregnable on the fishery question, and
urge the Dominion government to uphold
Canada's rights at all hazards At the
same time the hope is expressed that thu
United States government will not take
the course which recent legislation indi
Gates until every means of coming to Q
fair and friendly settlement is exhausted
As John De Graw, a hardwa merchant
ut Candor, N. Y, was closing his store OF
Wednesday week a,lesperado entered anG
hit him with a slung-shot. Mr.. De Grav
grabbed bis assailant, and chung TO him
until the rufiian's companion entered and
released his grip by chopping off Mr.. DE-
Graw's right hand at the wrist. They
then knocked Mr.. De Graw down ant
robbed the till of $40 and left him lyinG
senseless in pool of blood on his store
floor. There is no clue to the criminals
Mrs. Asa ]. NJ. Millman and her two chill
dren, both under two years OF age, weri
found drowned in q eistern near Burr Oak
Mich, on Thursday evening. ston,
} body
Measrs. .Sellgman, the New YORK bAnliars
Friday ordered the payment OF $75,U
, miners wages to secure the release OF tn,
j member Of the firm held in custody II
Montana.
The trial Of Harry Gilmore at Chicago fol
the murder OF George Mcbride, In 1881, wa
concluded on Thursday night, with YER
dict of guilty, the penalty being 80 years Ii
the penitentiary.
Judge Hartman OF the superior court o
Cincinnati, has resigned Ito take effect OF
March 7th) In order to take place In thu
, law firm which ex. Governor Hoadly leave
In order to practice law in New York.
At fremont, North Bend and other point
in Nebraska, about 100 miles west of oman
n shock, supposed to be that OF an earth
| quake, was felt at 8 O'Clock on Thursda
, | evening. loud subterranean rumble wa
heard and buildings were rocked. N
damage Is reported.
, Commodore P. G. johnson, command an
Of the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. II. die,
Friday morning. He headed the list Q
commodores, and had he lived would hav
: been promoted yesterday to a rear admiral
I 10 succeed Rear Admiral McCauley, retired
A Commodore e. L. Kimberly now become
, Rear Admiral.
4 Catharine Baker, about 20 years OF age
who occupied room at No. 35g Rodne
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, with WllliaI
Murphy, was found dead ON the floor of he
s room Friday morning. From marks O
n her head and breast 1t is supposed she ha
' been murdered. Murphy. who was foun
!, In an unconscious state from drink, was al
rest d.
7 A report comes from Port Arthur, Ont, q
- remarkable fight between the Hoadl
4, gang OF eounterfelters and Frank s. Daere,
st. Paul deteetive,aged 70 years. Ducre wa
employed several months ago by the Cana
d dian government to capture the gang, dea
y or alive, for a reward OF 81, 900, with all OF
i penses paid. Monday week Dacre came upo
3 the conntArfeiters and three of then
named Pearson, Matthews and Doyle, wer
killed, the rest being captured by th
mounted police. The police say that Dacr
displayed wonderful strength In the figh
! fairly lifting one OF the band in his arm
and bringing him down with such force d
. to kill him.